Pats land Haynesworth; Bush to Miami?
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Pats land Haynesworth; Bush to Miami?
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
The Eagles can forget about any plans they might have had to land Albert Haynesworth.
The Redskins defensive tackle is headed to New England. The Patriots have acquired Haynesworth for a fifth-round pick in 2013, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
There had been multiple reports in previous weeks that Washington wanted to trade Haynesworth, rather than release him, because the Redskins didn't want him to land in Philadelphia with Jim Washburn.
They were successful in finding a trade partner, even though the Redskins won't see a return for Haynesworth until the 2013 draft.
My take all along had been that the Eagles should explore the possibility of acquiring Haynesworth if the Redskins released him. A trade seemed too risky, given his history, and the fact that Haynesworth is due a reported $5.4M in 2011.
Defensive end is still a bigger need than defensive tackle. Antonio Dixon was outstanding once he got a chance to play last season, and Mike Patterson is solid next to him. Brodrick Bunkley is in the final year of his contract, and Juan Castillo talked him up earlier this offseason. Trevor Laws needs to build on the improvement he showed in 2010.
FORGET ABOUT BUSH, TOO?
Reggie Bush is taking his talents to South Beach.
The Saints and Dolphins have agreed to trade terms, which are contingent on Bush being able to land a new deal with Miami, according to Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com.
The Eagles had been rumored to be interested in Bush earlier this offseason as well. I've said all along I didn't think he was coming here because Bush would have such a limited role. With that being said, I don't doubt that Andy Reid was intrigued with the idea of adding a new toy to his offense.
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The Eagles plan is simple, wait to see who tears an ACL or MCL so they can get them on the cheaap. Same plan they've had over the years. The gold standard!— Tommy_D
Still waiting to see this aggressive plan the Eagles had. Maybe they were just talking about their marketing?— Only in Philly...- frankie castle......Philadelphia Pigeons...I like that...has a certain truth and poignancy to it.— Romus
- How can people complain about the Eagles not being aggressive? They signed all of their seventh-round picks, didn't they? Go Phils!!!!— iceman
- This doesnt make any sense Fat Al hated being in DC cause they switched to a 3-4, which is the same defense the Pats play. He is still gonna be unhappy and disruptive. Plus they already have one of the best nose tackles in the game in Wilfork (despite contract issues there, maybe they release him and Birds get him). Still this makes no sense at all and Pats are gonna waste 5 mil on a backup???— k123265
- I guess the "Big Splash" was signing 10 undrafted free agents. We had that confused with "Free Agents". Sorry, our bad! The Gold Standard still reigns supreme!— younged
- Why would any proper Eagles fan want Haynesworth, someone who pretty much disappeared after he got a mammoth payday?— Leegles
Comment removed.- I agree with the majority that the movement by the front office has been dissapointing, to say the least.Why say you will be aggressive when so far you're just siiting back watching other teams make deals? This makes no sense, or are they just waiting for players to get cut or released so thay can go through the recycle bin for players that would be deleted anywhere else. Same song and dance by the front office to sell tickets and get the fans worked up, then going back on their word!Sell the team if you are not sincere about making improvements,but are talking about doing just that all of the time!— antmry312
- The proper description of the football team is the "turkey vultures" because they go for the dead. Trotter is still out there.— 4thand10
- Was this team 10-6 and a last drive away from knocking off the eventual Super Bowl champs?? Or were we 4-12?? Reading these comments, I can't tell.— SouthPhillySam
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- Any news on plax? Don't we need a safety as well?— bobcitydoc
- It will be fun to watch Haynesworth try to pull his BS with Belichek. And yeah, Joe "nickels" Banner seems be striking big time this year...— kelprod2
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